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Newspaper
Sunday Dominion Post
Location
Morgantown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1969
Page
4
John D. Hurd of the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce cites a year end review of 22 indicators. Of 13 plus and nine minus factors, electric power production rose 18.2 percent, business privilege taxes 17.3 percent, postal receipts 17.1 percent, and natural gas production 11 percent higher than the prior year.
West Virginia data show gains in gasoline sales 6.1 percent and cash farm income 6.1 percent, life insurance sales 5.6 percent, and bank checking transactions up 5.4 percent. Through November manufacturing retail sales rose 6.3 percent, consumer tax receipts amount to 5.233 million dollars up 2.6 percent, and building permits across 23 cities gained 2.5 percent. November auto sales statewide fall 25 percent from the prior year, though January–November 1968 totals rise 9.6 percent to 298.7 million dollars.
Harrison County voters face an $11 million bond issue on February 4 to consolidate seven high schools into four secondary schools, add a vocational high school, and convert remaining buildings into junior high facilities with substantial funds for renovating all elementary schools.
Colshire Manufacturing Co of Sabraton plans steady output in 1969 after an average 1968. Plant manager John Clark says no major line changes, continuing wholesale pajama production. The firm employed over 100 workers in 1968, members of Local 692, Amalgamated Clothing Workers of America.
Robert P. Lisensky vice president for academic affairs at Ohio Wesleyan University was named acting president. He will replace Elden T. Smith who resigned effective Jan 1 after serving as OWU president since 1962. Smith moves to a Washington association role. Lisensky is a West Virginia Wesleyan and Boston University theolog y graduate from Pittsburgh.
A graduate seminar in Renaissance literature will be one of over 100 evening courses at West Virginia University second semester. Taught by John Racin the class runs 7 30 to 9 p m Thursdays from Jan 23 open to all eligible graduate students. Contact the WVU English department for registration details. ICY BET WARSAW A Polish truck driver sold ice cream to fund a horse bet but the horse finished second, per Slowo Powszechne. The Cariocas are the people of Rio de Janeiro.
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